Saving Macro

[mrodwell]

I have been asked if it is possible to have a default setting when
saving a document. There are wanting the first part of each doc to
have the year/month/day then a description of some kind..is there
anyway of setting this so it defaults.

Mat

 

[Word Heretic]

G'day (e-mail address removed) (mrodwell),

Yes, this is possible, but we require much more info on the exact
circumstances to offer more detailed help.

Steve Hudson - Word Heretic

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[matthew.rodwell]

Hi there Steve....all i want is for when the docs are saved no matter
what they are for the date to be placed at the begining of the name,
then a part that allows them to place a description of there own.

eg. 15/12/04_Letter to Client.doc

obvouisly i want it to change with the current date so that people know
what day the file was created on....

Mat

 

[Word Heretic]

G'day (e-mail address removed),

In the template for that document type:

Public Sub FileSaveAs()
'replace this with your lets make a filename
'and assign a path and Activedocument.SaveAs
'to it
MsgBox "yeah"
End Sub

Assign Ctrl+S in that template to this macro as well.

You may also need a

Public Sub FileSave()
FileSaveAs
End Sub

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[matthew.rodwell]

But which bit adds the auto date the beginning...i need the file name
to change as the date changes you see....please help

Mat

 

[Greg]

Maybe something like:

Sub FileSaveAs()
With Dialogs(wdDialogFileSaveAs)
.Name = Format(Date, "yyyy mmm dd")
.Show
End With
End Sub

Note the date format is 2005 Mar 03. For some reason the format
yyyy/mm/dd won't work. Does anyone else know why?

 

[Graham Mayor]

Forward and back slashes are reserved characters that are not allowed in
filenames. Others include * : ? " < > |
It's a hangover from DOS.

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[Greg]

Graham,

Doh! I now have a hand print planted on my forehead Thanks for
showing me the forrest while I was tripping over a tree.

 

[matthew.rodwell]

Thanks you guys that is exactly what i wanted....thanks for your
help..can't believe its is so simple